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March 23, 2007
Mayor urges Yonkers GOP chief to resign
Here's the latest from Yonkers where the mayor has called on the offical named in the second subpoena to resign.
Here is all they know for certain:
Speculation remains rampant over the ultimate focus of the federal investigation, with Jereis and the council's handling of Ridge Hill Village as the only clues thus far.
The project, now scheduled for groundbreaking this year, has resulted in citizen opposition and two lawsuits.
One stemmed from a move to rezone the 81-acre property to allow construction of the massive residential-retail development.
The rezoning was ultimately approved last year when Democratic Councilwoman Sandy Annabi changed her opposition and cast the deciding vote in favor.
Annabi would not discuss the probe yesterday and she would not comment on the controversy surrounding Jereis, who is a distant cousin.
NoLandGrab: The outstanding question is did Annabi change her vote in exchange for favors? It wouldn't be the first time that the stench of impropriety has hovered over Bruce Ratner's controversial Ridge Hill development plan (link).
Posted by lumi at March 23, 2007 8:29 AM